EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 26 ; A group commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed and two other militants, including a divisional commander, were trapped on Tuesday in an encounter with security personnel at Dachan, about 340 km from Jammu, in Kishtwar district, official sources said.
Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants at Kripaknoo area in Dachan, security forces launched a search operation in wee hours, they said.
During the operation, the militants fired at the search team. In the retaliatory fire which was on till noon, a group commander of the outfit Karri Qazi was killed and two of its members, including a divisional commander, were trapped, they added.
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